7-22-09 The Nation: Commentary by Ben Adler: A Seat on the Bus?-- As the administration is so fond of noting, the Recovery Act included an impressive $48 .1 billion for roads and transit. The problem is that those funds are dedicated almost exclusively for new investments instead of supplementing existing operating funds. Alas, even while states and cities are laying train tracks and buying new buses, they are being forced to cut bus routes and raise subway fares.

7-16-09 New York Times: Vets' Mental Health Diagnoses Rising-- A new study has found that more than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who enrolled in the veterans health system after 2001 received a diagnosis of a mental health problem, most often post-traumatic stress disorder or depression.

7-12-09 Washington Post: Transit Timesavers-- The toy department for travelers has more and more goodies. Transit users and drivers can play around with transportation tools designed to get you where you're going -- or at least tell you how much trouble you've gotten yourself into. Here are some of my favorite online calculators and real-time information displays

7-9-09 NNMC Journal: Movers & Shakers-- This is an installment in a series of articles spotlighting some of the hardworking and dedicated individuals who are making a big difference toward the smooth transition and success of the integration between Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center

7-6-09 Inside NoVA.com: Updating hospital progress-- Members of the Mount Vernon community and officials from Fort Belvoir came together June 30 at Woodlawn Elementary School for an informational briefing on the new Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and other large projects under way at the post

7-1-09 WAMU 88.5 FM: (AUDIO) (scroll down) Metro Planning For BRAC At National Naval Medical Center-- Ridership on Metro's Red Line is expected to jump considerably when expansions are completed at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Metro's Medical Center station is expected to see a massive surge in traffic due to the 3,000 workers who will be moved to the hospital in 2011. The agency is working on ways to make sure that doesn't affect already congested vehicle traffic on Rockville Pike, which runs in front of the hospital.

6-23-09 Washington Post: Washington Post-ABC News Poll-- This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone June 18-21, 2009, among a random national sample of 1,001 adults including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa.

6-23-09 Washington Post: (GRAPH) Pulling the Purse Strings-- Near-universal concern about the federal budget deficit and an even split in views on President Obama's handling of it appear to present an early challenge to the the administration's ambitious and expensive agenda. While the public gives the president a wide advantage over Republicans on dealing with the deficit and sees him as a careful steward of taxpayer dollars, those with deep concerns about the deficit have more closely split views.

6-7-09 Washington Post: Wilson Bridge Bonuses-- The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project had a goodie for everyone this past week. Well, nearly everyone. The transit crowd is still waiting for two bridge lanes to be converted for bus or rail use. But for drivers, cyclists and walkers, there was progress at the Telegraph Road interchange and on the bridge. Here's a look at what's going on